Resolved, That said committee be instructed to inquire what laws ought to be enacted by this Council, to prevent wrongs being done to the Indians, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Mr. Martin called for a division of the resolutions, so as to take the question separately on each resolution.
Mr. Britain moved to lay the resolutions on the table.
The motion was lost.
The question being then taken on the first resolution, it was dis¬ agreed to.
Mr. Stockton moved to amend the second resolution so as to refer it to the committee on the judiciary.
The motion to amend was lost.
Mr. Martin moved the following as a substitute to the second resolution;
Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be instructed to inquire what laws ought to be enacted to prevent wrongs being done to the Indians, and for preserving peace and friendship with them, within the district of country to which the Indian title has been extinguished.
Mr. Stockton moved to strike out of the resolution the words, "the committee on the judiciary," and to insert "a select committee."
And the yeas and nays being demanded on the said motion, they were as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Britain, Doty, Hascall Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president—8.
Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Durocher, Farnsworth, Martin, Moran—5.
So the motion to amend was adopted.
Mr. Martin then moved to lay the resolution and substitute on the table.
The motion was lost.
The question was taken on the substitute as amended, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Yeas: Mr. Stockton—1.
Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Millington, Moran, Renwick, Satterlee, M'Donell, president—12.
So the substitute was lost.
Mr. Britain moved to lay the resolution on the table.
The motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Doty, the resolution, amended as follows, was then adopted:
Resolved, That a select committee be appointed and instructed to inquire what laws ought to be enacted by this Council to prevent wrongs being done to the Indians, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
